Presence and session handling information

• US 20040019912A1
• Filed: 06/25/2003
• Published: 01/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Staack, Jens
• Granted Patent: US 7,983,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/109
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42229 Personal communication services, i.e. services related to one subscriber independent of his terminal and/or location diverting calls from one subscriber to another subscriber, i.e. two different subscriptions H04M3/54; selecting arrangements in intelligent networks H04Q3/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/10 between location register and external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

The invention proposes a method for controlling a network comprising the steps of providing presence information to a user, wherein the presence information includes information regarding the presence of at least one other user in a network, and providing session handling information, wherein the session handling information includes information about how a session, which can be initiated to the other user, will be handled. The invention also proposes a corresponding network control device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a network comprising the steps of

providing presence information to a user (A), wherein the presence information includes information regarding the presence of at least one other user (B, C) in a network, and

providing session handling information, wherein the session handling information includes information about how a session, which can be initiated to the other user, will be handled,

characterized in that

in the presence information providing step the presence information is provided individually for each user, and

in the session handling information providing step the session handling information is provided individually for each user.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the providing steps are performed before a session to the other user is initiated.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the session handling information comprises information regarding forwarding of a session.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the session is a call and the session handling information comprises information regarding forwarding of a call.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the information providing steps comprise steps of accessing a database (Db;

HSS) comprising presence and session handling information.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the database (Db) is arranged in a dedicated server (S) for performing the method.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that the database is an external database.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the external database is a Home Subscriber Server (HSS).

9. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that the external database is a Home Location Register (HLR).

10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the presence information further comprises location information of a user.

11. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the presence information further comprises information regarding which type of communication is possible with a user.

12. A network control device, wherein

the network control device (S) is adapted to provide presence information and session handling information to a user (A),

wherein the presence information includes information regarding the presence of at least one other user (B, C) in a network, and the session handling information includes information about how a session, which can be initiated to the other user, will be handled,

characterized in that

the network control device is adapted to provide the presence information and session handling information individually to each user.

13. The network control device according to claim 12, characterized in that the network control device is adapted to provide the presence information and session handling information before a session to the other user is initiated.

14. The network control device according to claim 12, characterized in that the session handling information comprises information regarding forwarding of a session.

15. The network control device according to claim 12, characterized in that the session is a call and the session handling information comprises information regarding forwarding of a call.

16. The network control device according to claim 12, characterized by further comprising an information obtaining means (W;

W1) for obtaining presence information and session handling information.

17. The network control device according to claim 16, characterized in that information obtaining means (W;

W1) is adapted to access a database (Db;

HSS) comprising presence information and session handling information.

18. The network control device according to claim 17, characterized in that the database (Db) is arranged in the network control device (S).

19. The network control device according to 17, characterized in that the database is an external database.

20. The network control device according to claim 19, characterized in that the database is a Home Subscriber Server (HSS).

21. The network control device according to claim 19, characterized in that the database is a Home Location Register (HLR).

22. The network control device according to claim 12, characterized in that the presence information further comprises location information of a user.

23. The network control device according to claim 12, characterized in that the presence information further comprises information regarding which type of communication is possible with a user.

24. A network system comprising a network control device according to one of the claims 12 to 23 and at least one communication device (TA) adapted to receive the presence and session handling information.